Following on from ddave07's thread regarding Vendance (not wanting to hijack the thread), I wondered if anyone had advice regarding if its legal
and possible to catch the above?. My nearest area to Herts is Tewkesbury, but after calling a few tackle shops - I am no more the wiser?. Any wiser forum users out there?

Regards

I believe you can catch them,But not fish for them by 'Design' and they must be returned.
The same as I caught a Powan,whilst fishing for trout.and returned it.(otherwise £1000 fine)

Jim

PS I would like to catch a Shad(accidently of course)

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What Jim says is correct. If you must catch one on fly then Usk town water is probably your best bet - not the Severn. Forum search showed several threads, including this excellent account by Skateboard Dave: Shad...new species for me!

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great article - thanks for the advice guys

The other great place to catch one is where the Monnow meets the Wye as both banks of the Monnow (don't stray into the Wye) are considered to be free fishing and there's plenty of shad there.

There are probably more shad in the Wye than the Usk and those in the Severn are spread more thinly. They are called "mayfish" locally and generally arrive about the 2nd week of May, just before the main run of 2SW salmon.

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